Tips — Friday, 31 July 2026

💬 Singapore's games are low scoring, with 2.4 goals in total on average. They defend deep and let in 1.2 goals a game. The last four meetings between these two averaged 2.5 goals. A patient 2-0 for Vietnam is the likely shape, and that keeps the goals down.

💬 Monaco are the better side here. But they have won by 2 or more in only 5 of their last 18 games. Cercle Brugge have won 5, tied 2 and lost 2 on the road. A 2-1 Monaco win looks likely, so Cercle should stay in touch.

💬 Juventus are the stronger side and score 1.5 goals a game. Nice score just 0.9 a game and won only 3 of their last 18. Juventus are missing Kenan Yildiz, and their team has a lot of young players. We still make Juventus the pick, with a 2-1 win the likely result.

💬 Valerenga are the better side here and should take this one. They have won 4 of their 7 home games, scoring 2.14 goals a game there. Ham-Kam have not won away all season and let in 2.14 goals per road game. Valerenga are missing three players, so a 2-1 win looks the likely shape.

💬 QPR play in high scoring games, with 3.1 goals a match on average. Bromley have let in four goals in each of their two warm up games so far. Bromley's league games were much quieter, so this rests on the gap in class. Expect QPR to score freely with Bromley getting one, so a 1-3 fits.

💬 Barcelona have won 15 of their last 19 games and score 2.3 goals a game. Birmingham score just 0.9 a game and have been very quiet up front. Barcelona are missing their World Cup players in their first game of the new season. A 1-1 is the likeliest single score, but Barcelona still have far more quality.

💬 These two keep playing tight games, averaging just 2.35 goals across their last 20 meetings. Only about a third of those meetings went over 2.5 goals. Dundalk have been creating very little in front of goal lately. Sligo score only 1.2 goals a game, so a 1-0 home win fits best.

💬 Shamrock Rovers have been ordinary on the road, winning 4 and losing 5 of nine games. They went out of Europe three days ago and have another European game next week. Drogheda have tied four of their ten games at Weavers Park. These two have tied seven of their last 20 meetings, so a 1-1 fits.

💬 Lillestrom defend well on the road, letting in just one goal a game across nine trips. They have won 5 of those nine away games this season. Bodo/Glimt should win at home, where they score 2.8 goals a game. A 2-0 to Bodo looks the likely shape, so Lillestrom should stay in touch.

💬 New York City score 1.9 goals a game and Toronto let in 1.9. The last 20 meetings between them averaged 3.2 goals. Toronto have been quiet on the road lately, with one goal in their last three games. Still, a 2-1 home win looks the likely shape, and that brings three goals.